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New 360 photos for the metro stations (STASY)

Another “digital step” is being made by STASY SA (Public Transport SA) with approximately 300- 360 degree photos by VR.360.gr for all Metro, Line 1(Elektrikos) and Tram stations. They were tested and approved by Public transportation officials and since April 2019 they are being posted on Google Maps / Google Street View digital maps.

In this way STASY aims at upgrading the services provided to the citizens of Athens, as well as the visitors from all over the world and uses modern technology to facilitate digital navigation media.

Realizing that the way information, navigation and routing in metropolises around the world have changed, STASY Management began 8 months ago the huge task of recording stations with 360-degree photographs. The aim is to serve our passengers, Greeks and foreigners, as well as to create a sense of security for visitors from all over the world, that they have arrived at the right destination and that this is the right impression of the space overall.

In the two months since the first global photo uploads (360 degrees) on the international Google Maps / Google Street View mapping system, hundreds of thousands of internet users have been served, assisted, and launched using global photos of Metro, Line 1 and of Tram. Digital “visits” to STASY network stations are growing at a rapid rate as millions of tourists come to our country fully familiar with digital routing via Google maps and in June the views of Syntagma Station more than 400,000 views, while STASY official photos had over 100,000 views. Correspondingly, about 100,000 views had the 360 ​​degree photographs of STASY at the Acropolis station and about 50,000 of Omonia station.

View on Google Maps:

Acropolis station

https://goo.gl/maps/FHAnB1yJ6hTeo4qy7

https://goo.gl/maps/rQdXm9xir59YLCmc7

Syntagma station

https://goo.gl/maps/3ziiqP94jBhCPKXGA

https://goo.gl/maps/whvdEPtd1vjaSFdC8

Omonia station

https://goo.gl/maps/xCRsVS3qoQQpUTWz8

Piraeus station

https://goo.gl/maps/yHZihZzcU3jSbjmbA

Flisvos station (tram)

https://goo.gl/maps/JTR59C2HZAYGFMqd7


VIRTUAL REALITY GLASSES

Although these are not glasses not even protection goggles, the term glasses or goggles is widely used from almost everyone. Neither the reality that is projected there is necessarily virtual but this is also the term used so that most of the people to understand what we are talking about. The VR goggles, or Head Mount Displays, or any other name you will come across are increasing in sales volumes and try to be a part of our everyday life either real life or virtual. Everyone who uses these turns to get isolated from his environment around and feels like being transferred somewhere else. To this new place may watch a spherical video and feel a strong experience as close to the reality as possible, or may participate to a game in three dimensional place with impressive graphics and animation that looks very real.
In any case you will like it very much and make you feel good.
Since the past four years we are spending many hours every day wearing such goggles and creating 360 degrees videos. Not to mention that we spent a considerable amount of money because we bought and own all of those.
We gathered all of the available ones in the office in order to make this presentation. We do not intend to present the technical specifications that can easily be found over the internet. We only want to share with you our experience of everyday use and tell you our opinion of the best ones. We definitely propose you to try any of those, simply because even if it is the 10 euros cardboard that will require to put your smartphone in it, will unfold in front of your eyes a new impressive experience.

Oculus GO2Oculus Go

This is our motivation for doing this presentation of the VR glasses. Cheap in cost and completely autonomous (wireless may call it since do not need any smartphone or cable to connect to a PC). If the price remains below 200 euros will become the “Trojan Horse“ of VR meaning that will be in every home offering unique emotions and virtual reality experiences to everyone regardless of age or technology adoption. The image quality is only comparable (not to say even better) to Samsung GearVR when connected with S8. Offer much better quality is comparison to S6 and S7 and are user friendly since do not need to attach any smartphone or have cable connection, just push the ON button and start operating. You can move your head around and see the spherical environment in 3 degrees of freedom but you cannot move in it. Offers excellent head mounting and low weight. Do not create fatigue after a lot of hours of use. It is the absolute “tool” for watching 360 videos. Negative points are the not so good isolation from the environment (limited amount of light comes in through the nose mount), the battery charging requires some time and finally the fact that need activation by mobile phone connection and creation of personal Oculus/facebook account. In comparison Oculus Rift and HTC Vive offer better image quality and the ability to move in the virtual environment.

Playstation VR 2Playstation VR

Let’s start with the fact that Oculus Go offer better resolution than PSVR. The same applies also for Samsung GearVR, Oculus Rift and HTC Vive. Nevertheless the Sony video game platform has no competition in this category, is very relaxing and comfortable to wear (if exclude the empty space left around the nose mount). When some of the famous games (as Call of Duty) pass to VR version, then will see more and more people to start using these. An excellent sample of a game in VR version is Gran Tourismo Sport. When connected by cable to Playstation Pro “feel” better and operate perfectly.

Vive 2HTC Vive

The king is called Vive, is here in the PRO version that is currently only available to USA. Outperforms competition in matters as pixels resolution, image quality, manufacturing quality and the content available (not only for games). Offers 6 degrees of freedom, but also requires to place the suitable sensors in the surrounding space and to connect by cable to a PC equipped with an almost perfect graphics processing card and i7 processor. It is heavy to the face and create somehow an uncertainty to the head movement. Headphones are also required for the sound. Above all these are by far the best in total performance and this is a good reason for the highest price of all the VR devices. If can be offered in the future without the need to cable connection all the “VR guys” will be super happy.

Oculus Rift2Oculus Rift

All of the Go-Rift-GearVR are all Oculus made products. The USA company that now belong to Facebook was and still is the pioneer in virtual reality hardware while still produces excellent software. Is the first company to produce head mount displays that were made available to software developers so that they on their turn produce applications and games as well as make their initial steps to the virtual reality world. Oculus Rift are one of the top HMDs with same resolution as HTC Vive but are not as good in color contrast and image details. Require cable connection to a PC, a perfect graphics card and processor. Offers 6 degrees of freedom, the sensors can be placed as tabletop and also you can find many content titles to choose from. Are lightweight for face mounting, comfortable and the touch controllers for the operation are a true work of art in design.

CardboardCardboards

It is actually a card box. Includes a pair of lenses and a mount to place your smartphone so to see the phone’s screen in magnification and allow to watch any 360 video by suitable application. Image quality and resolution depends on the smartphone’s screen used. Usually is given for free with a sponsor’s logo printed on it, or cost very cheap like 10-15 euros.

  Homido & dozens of similar…Homido

Need to put your smartphone in the relevant mounting position, mount on your head and focus. Offer a relaxing and improved mounting on head, like being luxury (made of plastic) cardboards and nothing more. Again the image quality and resolution depends on the smartphone’s screen used. Homido was one of the first to make this design but now dozens of other manufacturers offer similar one. If you have a 3D printer you can even print your own using files found over the net (thinkinverse has more than 10 different ones). Not worth to spend more than 50 euros for a product like this.

VROne-zeiss2VR One by Zeiss

This is an expensive tailor made cardboard. The lenses are of very good quality and the phone (handle many different dimensions) slides along the side. The VROne costs more than many of the plastic adjustable cardboards, but the mounting quality and the optical lenses quality is much better. But once again the image quality and resolution depends on the smartphone’s screen used. Have to mention that four years ago, when the product was presented, most of us believed that Zeiss would have offered a good solution for VR watching but this did not happen.

GearVR 2Samsung GearVR

Another product made by Oculus in Samsung branding. Starting from Note 4 -8 and moving to S6, S7 and S8, Samsung created with Gear VR a best seller product that is still a reference point for all head mount displays. Excellent quality of image although still limited to the smartphone screen resolution. The Korean company with the involvement of the American developers, made a prototype “ecosystem” for VR watchers and created unique applications and high quality content (like Cirque du Soleil from Felix & Paul). Currently all over the world all VR360 presentations in exhibitions and shows are made by use of the Gear VR as the first choice. Now that Oculus Go arrived, this may change. But anyway for all Samsung S6-S7-S8- S9 owners the Gear VR is the only way to go for VR, especially when during sales periods the cost drops down to 30 euros, or even offered for free when bundled with other products.


DISCOVERING THE SHIPWRECK OF PATRIS IN KEA

patris 1A unique experience for all of us who took part in this project! Our crew discovered the Patris ship wreck in 70m. depth, just outside the coasts of Kea island. Specially trained professional divers used our 360 camera rigs to video tape this historical underwater site. The post production took us a lot of time and effort. But we are proud of the final result. Congratulations to all the contributors!


TELEPORTATION 360

We proudly present TELEPORTATION the first 360video series in Greek.
Defying the laws of Physics the two brothers in law Takis Giannoutsos and Yiannis Ntrenogiannis are teleported by just hitting a button.
This specific button ,often mentioned as the “Teleportation button”, is the first one to be created in Greece using the new technology of 360 video recording while successfully teleporting people from the boring reality to amazing and breathtaking places.
During the first episode the two brothers in law are being teleported from  Attiki sq. to the stunning Kolona of Kithnos.
The way back was not that pleasant…..

WATCH  EPISODE 1 BY CLICKING  ON THE PICTURE

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WATCH  EPISODE 2 BY CLICKING  ON THE PICTURE

 

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AΤΗΕΝS BIKE WEEKEND ’17

We cover the 2nd Athens Bike Weekend in 360 degrees. Today we were at Syntagma Square with Mbike magazine. The event takes place on  the main square of the city, opposite the Parliament. It consists of three major cycling Events: Athens International Criterium – for athletes  – Tour of Athens – for commuters and recreational riders and a Bike Expo. With or without their bikes, Athenians are invited to experience a weekend dedicated to bicycling.

 

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WATCH THE VIDEO


MOUNTAIN BIKE AT PIKILO- VR360 RIDER’S VIEW

poik2Stabilizing test for Mountain bike ride at Pikilo. VR360 from the rider’s point of view. We capture in 360 degrees video part of the single trails route of the MTB XCO race organized by Cycling & Running Team ODYSSEAS Petroupolis. The race is the 3rd round of the Attica MTB Cup 2017. The route is in a circuit type including forest roads and single trails at the Poikilo Mountain (just next to the city of Athens).
WATCH THE VIDEO


WORLD DANCE DAY 2017

International Dance Day (World Dance Day) has been celebrated on April 29 through promotion by the International Dance Council (CID), an umbrella organization within UNESCO for all kinds of dance. Among the goals of the Dance Day are to increase the awareness of the importance of dance among the general public, as well as to persuade governments all over the world to provide a proper place for dance in all systems of education, from primary to higher. Athens City Center 29.04.2017. Kapnikarea church, Kerameikos Sq., Klauthmonos Sq.

Watch the 360video


BED SHEETS 2017-VR360 TEASER

The internationally renowned performer Maria Fragoudaki, in collaboration with the artist-performer Anastasia Argyriou are surprising everyone who passes by Syntagma Square. They dim the lights and use the building of “Great Britain” as background for the audiovisual event. In order to shake our senses and mind, they choose the symbolic space of the Syntagma Square.

PRESS to watch the 360video teaser


PLANETSCAPES – VR 360

Nefeli Dimitriadi’s research on virtual landscapes led to the virtual reality art environment entitled PLANESCAPES. In her installation the artist is experimenting with the aesthetics of the virtual reality space using visual arts, video and virtual reality technologies, to address the experience of flying over real and virtual landscapes.
The exhibition consists of an interactive lightning installation, with distance measuring sensors following the gaze/step of the spectator and revealing painted aerial landscapes, of a video where the viewer watches a flight over endless lands and sea, and of a virtual reality flight simulation.

Take a look at the 360video of the premiere of the installation @ Ileana Tounta Gallery

 

Interactive lighting technical support: George Apostolakos
Installation photography: Yiannis Kelemenis
Graphic Design: Anna Meli


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